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Due to inclement weather, the French Academy had to cancel its field trip on Monday. However, it was quickly rescheduled to today, so the students were able to easily bounce back from Monday’s temporary disappointment!

Today, students boarded a group of buses, after completing their set of morning classes. En route to Burlington, students and staff were filled with excitement for today’s events: a ferry ride on Lake Champlain and trip to North Beach!

It started with a display of delicious food brought by our team leaders. We had French croissants, chocolate croissants (chocolatines in Québec), crêpes, strawberries, coffee, melon, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, brie and chèvre cheeses, fresh baguettes, chocolate… It was a feast.

In the afternoon, students were exposed to another kind of feast: Montmorency Waterfalls, pure beauty of nature. They dominate the landscape, 83 meters high (30 meters higher than Niagara Falls). We are so lucky to be so close to these unique sites.

Village Vacances Valcartier is a water slides paradise, 30 minutes away from the Laval University. Our students experienced it the whole day. The weather was on our side: it was sunny and warm from the beginning to the end of the filed trip.

The Assemblée Nationale opened its doors to MIL students yesterday. It is located in the center of Québec and is inside a historical classified building, the Parliament. There, they learned about the history and activities of Québec’s Parliament. This serious visit was followed by free time, dinner with friends and attending free concerts in old Québec.

This week will undoubtedly be everybody’s favorite: it’s food week!!!!! After their food shopping for the 4th of July dinner yesterday, students went to an open market today. A questionnaire in hand, students asked merchants questions in French while discovering Québécois delicacies. To name a few, our lucky students had French crêpes with maple syrup, bio sausages, ice cream dipped in chocolate... It was a tasty afternoon.

How can you perform the best CPR? By following the Beatles’ song, obladi oblada, in rhythm. One day, this week, we talked about health so, it was à propos to discuss saving lives and tools taught by CPR trainers. The use of music is one of them—here are some photos from that day!